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The Heart of a Child (1915)

The Heart of a Child poster
Directed by
Harold M. Shaw
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film from 1915 based on a novel. It tells a dramatic story about a woman caught in a difficult marriage and her relationship with a child. The plot centers on love, sacrifice, and social constraints of the era.

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What happens

The Heart of a Child is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Harold M. Shaw and starring Edna Flugrath, Edward Sass and Hayford Hobbs. It is based on a 1908 novel by Frank Danby. A later remake of Danby's story appeared in 1920 starring Alla Nazimova. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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